Three Investing Lessons From ‘The Sopranos’

6/20/2013 8:05PM

“The Sopranos,” the HBO show in which the late actor James Gandolfini played a mafia boss, often crossed thematically into the investment world. MarketWatch's Laura Mandaro discusses three investing lessons from the series. (Photo: HBO)

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